| Game Name: | Duke's Mayo Bowl |
| Subheader: | 19th Duke's Mayo Bowl |
| Date Game Played: | December 30 |
| Year Game Played: | 2020 |
| Football Season: | 2020 |
| Stadium: | Bank of America Stadium |
| City: | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Visitor School: | Wake Forest University |
| Visitor Name Short: | Wake Forest |
| Visitor Nickname: | Demon Deacons |
| Visitor Record: | 4–4 |
| Visitor Conference: | ACC |
| Visitor Coach: | Dave Clawson |
| Visitor 1Q: | 14 |
| Visitor 2Q: | 0 |
| Visitor 3Q: | 7 |
| Visitor 4Q: | 7 |
| Home School: | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Home Name Short: | Wisconsin |
| Home Nickname: | Badgers |
| Home Record: | 3–3 |
| Home Conference: | Big Ten |
| Home Coach: | Paul Chryst |
| Home 1Q: | 0 |
| Home 2Q: | 14 |
| Home 3Q: | 14 |
| Home 4Q: | 14 |
| Mvp: | Jack Sanborn (LB, Wisconsin)[1] |
| Odds: | Wisconsin by 10[2] |
| Referee: | James Carter (SEC)[3] |
| Attendance: | 1,500 |
| Us Network: | ESPN |
| Us Announcers: | Taylor Zarzour (play-by-play), Matt Stinchcomb (analyst) and Marty Smith (sideline) |
| Intl Network: | ESPN Deportes |
| Different Previous: | 2019 |
The 2020 Duke's Mayo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2020, with kickoff at noon EST on ESPN.[4] It was the 19th edition of the Duke's Mayo Bowl (formerly the Belk Bowl), and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season. Duke's Mayonnaise was the title sponsor of the game.
Based on conference tie-ins, the Duke's Mayo Bowl was expected to feature teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Big Ten Conference.[5] On December 20, teams from those conferences were announced as the game participants; Wake Forest of the ACC and Wisconsin of the Big Ten.[6] This was the first meeting between the two programs.[7]
See main article: 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team. Wake Forest entered the bowl with a 4–4 record (3–4 in conference play). The Demon Deacons played two ranked teams during the season, losing to Clemson and defeating Virginia Tech. Wake Forest had played in two prior editions of this bowl, winning the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl and 2017 Belk Bowl, when it was known by those names.[6]
See main article: 2020 Wisconsin Badgers football team. Wisconsin entered the bowl with a 3–3 record, all in conference games. The Badgers played three ranked teams during the season, losing to each of Northwestern, Indiana, and Iowa. This was the first appearance by Wisconsin in this bowl.[6]
During their post-game locker room celebration, Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz accidentally dropped and shattered the game trophy.[8] [9]